A lawsuit filed by the family of Sean Gamble in seeks damages against the Baltimore Police Department and the owners of the club after he was killed during an altercation with police in 2011.

A lawsuit filed by the family of Sean Gamble in seeks damages against the Baltimore Police Department and the owners of the club after he was killed during an altercation with police in 2011.

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Updated: 5:36 PM EST Jan 9, 2014

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WEBVTT THE MAN DID DIE FROM HIS INJURIES. OF THE FEMALE IS A STABILIZED AT THIS HOUR. A MAN KILLED IN A BIG FIGHT OUT SIDE OF A NIGHTCLUB'S FAMILY IS SUING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 11 NEWS REPORTER KIM DACEY BRINGS US THE DETAILS OF THAT LAWSUIT. TODAY IS THREE YEARS TO THE DAY OF THAT INCIDENT. THE CAMPBELL FAMILY FILED SUIT ON MONDAY, JUST UNDER THE STATUTE OF -- THE GAMBLE FAMILY ELSE IT ON MONDAY, JUST UNDER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. IN THE EARLY HOURS, A FIGHT BROKE OUT OUTSIDE THE SELECT LOUNGE. OFFICERS RESPONDED, FIRING MORE THAN 40 SHOTS. OFFICER WILLIAM TORBIT JR. WAS KILLED, AS WAS SEAN GOBBLE -- SEAN GAMBLE. NOW THE FAMILY HAS FELT THE SUIT AGAINST THE POLICE. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT THE CLUB WAS OVERCROWDED AND HAD INADEQUATE SECURITY THAT NIGHT AND THAT WAS A CONTRIBUTE IN FACTOR IN THE MELEE THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO GAMBLE 'S DEATH. SEAN GAMBLE WAS RETREATING TO HIS CAR WHEN OFFICERS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING OPEN FIRE AND OPEN WHAT THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE TO SEE JURORS -- TO SEE JURORS TO -- PROC EDURES." THEY ALLEGE THAT GAMBLE WAS UNARMED AND POSED NO DANGER. THEY ALSO ALLEGED THAT HIS MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED AND A FRIEND TO TRY TO HELP THEM WAS TASERED BY AN OFFICER. THE LAWSUIT SEEKS 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES FOR GAMBLE'S MOTHER, FATHER, AND SON FOR THEIR SUFFERING AND SE AN'S PAIN- AND-SUFFERING UNTIL HIS DEATH. HE WAS CONSCIOUS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY ONE AFTER A -- ONE

Slain man's family files $1.5M lawsuit against police

A lawsuit filed by the family of Sean Gamble in seeks damages against the Baltimore Police Department and the owners of the club after he was killed during an altercation with police in 2011.